Privacy Policy
Effective Date: November 2024
1. Privacy Commitment and Philosophy
At Nethra Social Casino, protecting your privacy is fundamental to our mission and values. This Privacy Policy articulates our comprehensive approach to information collection, usage, storage, and protection. We are committed to transparency, minimal data collection, and maximum user control over personal information. This policy reflects our belief that privacy is a right, not a privilege, and that responsible data stewardship is an ethical obligation.
2. Information Collection Practices
Nethra employs a privacy-first approach with minimal data collection. We utilize browser localStorage to store your age verification status directly on your local device. This client-side storage mechanism ensures your age confirmation preference persists across browsing sessions without requiring data transmission to our servers. The information stored in localStorage never leaves your device, is not accessible to us or any third parties, and remains under your exclusive control.
When you access Nethra, standard web protocols automatically generate certain technical information including IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, screen resolution, referring URL, and timestamp of access. This technical data generation is inherent to all web-based platforms and necessary for basic internet functionality. We do not use this information to identify individual users, create user profiles, track behavior across websites, or engage in any surveillance or monitoring activities beyond essential platform operation and security.
3. Information Usage and Purpose
The limited technical information collected through standard web protocols serves exclusively essential operational purposes: maintaining platform functionality and stability; ensuring security and preventing abuse, fraud, or malicious activities; troubleshooting technical issues and errors; optimizing performance and compatibility; complying with legal obligations when absolutely required. We categorically do not use this information for marketing campaigns, advertising targeting, user profiling, behavioral analysis, commercial partnerships, data brokerage, or any purposes beyond essential platform operation.
Your age verification status stored in browser localStorage serves solely to enhance user experience by eliminating repeated age confirmation prompts across browsing sessions. This data exists entirely on your local device, never enters our systems or databases, and is not transmitted to external parties under any circumstances.
4. Cookies and Browser Storage Technologies
Nethra utilizes browser localStorage rather than traditional HTTP cookies for age verification purposes. Unlike cookies that are transmitted with HTTP requests, localStorage data resides entirely on your device and is never automatically sent to servers. We do not employ tracking cookies, advertising cookies, analytics cookies, social media cookies, or any third-party tracking technologies that monitor user behavior, create cross-site profiles, or facilitate targeted advertising.
You maintain complete control over localStorage through your browser's settings interface. Clearing localStorage at any time will remove the age verification preference, requiring age confirmation on your next visit to Nethra. This action has no other negative consequences or impacts on platform functionality.
5. External Links and Third-Party Services
Nethra includes links to external responsible gambling resources in our footer: GambleAware, GamCare, and Gambling Therapy. These are independent, reputable organizations providing valuable support, information, and resources related to gambling issues and responsible gaming. When you navigate to these external websites, you leave Nethra's domain and become subject to the privacy policies and practices of those external sites. We have no control over, responsibility for, or liability regarding the content, privacy policies, data practices, or operations of external websites.
Nethra incorporates Google Fonts to enhance typography, readability, and visual presentation. Google Fonts may collect limited technical information as described in Google's privacy policy. We have implemented Google Fonts in a privacy-conscious configuration designed to minimize data collection to the extent technically feasible while maintaining font functionality.
6. Security Measures and Safeguards
Given that Nethra collects minimal information and stores age verification locally on user devices rather than centrally on our servers, security risks and data breach exposure are substantially reduced compared to platforms maintaining centralized user databases. However, we still implement comprehensive industry-standard security measures to protect platform infrastructure and maintain system integrity: secure hosting with reputable providers; regular security updates and patches; protection against common attack vectors (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF); monitoring for suspicious activity and intrusion attempts; encryption for data in transit; access controls and authentication; incident response procedures.
7. Children's Privacy Protection
Nethra is strictly, exclusively, and unequivocally for users aged 18 years or older. We do not knowingly collect, process, store, or maintain information from individuals under 18 years of age under any circumstances. Our age verification system is specifically designed to prevent underage access to the platform. If we become aware through any means that someone under 18 has accessed the platform or that information from someone under 18 has been collected, we will take immediate action to block further access and delete any associated data if applicable and legally permissible.
8. User Rights and Data Control
Because Nethra collects minimal data and stores age verification locally on your device rather than centrally on our servers, you maintain complete, direct control over your information without requiring intermediation through formal data access, portability, rectification, or deletion requests. You can clear your browser's localStorage at any time through browser settings to remove the age verification preference. We do not maintain user accounts, registration databases, user profiles, behavioral tracking systems, or centralized data repositories that would necessitate formal data subject rights request procedures under privacy regulations such as GDPR or CCPA.
You have the right to access and use Nethra without providing personal information such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, or any other personally identifying information. The platform is designed to function completely without requiring personal data disclosure.
9. International Data Processing
Nethra is accessible globally from various geographic locations and jurisdictions. The limited technical information generated through standard web protocols may be processed, transmitted, or stored in various countries and regions as part of internet infrastructure operation. By using Nethra, you acknowledge and consent to the international nature of data processing inherent to accessing web-based platforms hosted on distributed internet infrastructure. We do not maintain separate data processing arrangements, data localization strategies, or region-specific data handling procedures for different jurisdictions given our minimal data collection approach.
10. Privacy Policy Modifications
Nethra reserves the right to update, modify, revise, or amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our data practices, platform functionality, legal requirements, regulatory compliance obligations, or operational necessities. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date" at the top of the document. Material or significant changes may be highlighted through additional notices on the platform or other appropriate communication methods. We encourage users to review this policy periodically to remain informed about our privacy practices and any modifications.
11. No Data Sales or Commercial Sharing
Nethra categorically, definitively, and absolutely does not sell, rent, lease, trade, exchange, or commercially share any user information, technical data, or analytics with third parties for any purpose whatsoever under any circumstances. We do not provide, disclose, or transmit data to advertisers, marketing companies, data brokers, analytics firms, or any other commercial entities for monetary consideration or other commercial benefits. Our platform operates as a free entertainment service funded independently, not through monetizing user data, information, or attention.
12. Analytics and Behavioral Tracking
In stark contrast to the vast majority of contemporary websites and digital platforms, Nethra does not employ sophisticated analytics platforms, user tracking systems, behavioral monitoring tools, heat mapping software, session recording technologies, A/B testing frameworks, or user journey analytics. We do not track, monitor, record, or analyze individual user sessions, gameplay patterns, page navigation sequences, time spent on pages, interaction patterns, conversion funnels, or browsing behavior. Any technical information utilized for platform maintenance and security purposes is aggregated, anonymized, stripped of identifying information, and cannot be used to identify, profile, or track individual users.
13. Data Retention Policies
Since Nethra stores age verification data locally on your device through browser localStorage rather than centrally on our servers or in databases, there is no centralized data retention policy applicable to personal information because we do not retain personal information centrally. Technical logs that may be automatically generated for legitimate security, troubleshooting, and operational purposes are retained only for the minimum period necessary to fulfill their intended purpose (typically 30-90 days depending on log type and purpose) and are then automatically deleted, purged, or anonymized beyond recovery.
14. Browser Privacy Settings and Controls
Nethra respects and honors browser privacy settings and preferences including Do Not Track (DNT) signals, Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals, and similar privacy-enhancing browser configurations. However, because Nethra does not engage in behavioral tracking, cross-site tracking, or user profiling, the practical impact of these settings on our platform is limited. We recommend users maintain updated browsers with current security patches and consider using privacy-enhancing browser extensions, settings, or configurations if desired for general browsing protection.
15. Legal Disclosure Requirements
While Nethra minimizes data collection and maintains privacy-first operational practices, we may be required or compelled to disclose information if legally mandated by valid legal processes such as subpoenas, court orders, warrants, regulatory demands, or other lawful requests from governmental authorities or legal entities. In such circumstances, we would make reasonable efforts within legal constraints to notify affected users of disclosure requests unless specifically prohibited by law, court order, or when notification would create risks. However, given our minimal data collection practices, there is typically minimal information available to disclose in response to such requests.
16. Contact Information and Inquiries
If you have questions, concerns, requests, or inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, our data handling practices, or privacy-related matters, please refer to our Terms and Conditions and Disclaimer pages for additional comprehensive information about Nethra's operations, policies, procedures, and practices.